Dan Kuchenberg and Jason Wavell organized a very successful tour along the Blue Ridge Parkway on April 28. It started at the the Humpback Rocks visitor center, made a short detour for a pit stop at Montebello (the “facilities” at the Humpback Rocks visitor center were still closed for the winter), and ended at the Peaks of Otter visitor center and restaurant. Most importantly, Dan made sure to pick a perfect sunny spring day so the Boxster and Cab drivers could go topless. The trees ranged from nearly bare at the highest altitudes to still blooming somewhat lower to green and leafy in the lowest gaps.
The oldest car was Alex Sullivan’s red 1966 911T, and there were two red air-cooled Carreras. A Panamera, a Cayenne, and a Macan represented the four-door contingent. Check out the photo Larry Markley’s beautiful 997 Turbo S Cab with the XOTK license plate.
Purely by coincidence, at the Peaks of Otter we encountered an independent PCA tour led by Vic and TJ Friedman from the Hurricane Region. They handed out chocolate gold “coins” with the Porsche Crest to Shenandoah members.
After lunch we drove home our separate ways, and Sherry Westfall discovered a number of Trilliums blooming by the road near Petites Gap, about 10 miles north of the Peaks of Otter (see the final photo in the gallery).
